Calendar.



1. E. PHLUPS.

CALENDAR.

APPLICAHON FILED mm3, mls.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

JAMES PHILLIPS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

i CALENDAR.

Application led January 3, 1918.

T0 all w/Lom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES E. PHILLIPS, a

citizen of the United States, residing at is an element of the attachment.

Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Chio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Calendars, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to calendars, and more particularly to a device used for the purpose of attaching the date sheets of calendars to the backing members.

Heretofore the ordinary calendars, used particularly for advertising purposes and distributed gratis, have comprised a backing member of bristol board, the date sheets being attached to said backing member either by adhesive, wire staples, or by stitching with thread or fine wire. In the usual form the backing member covers the entire back of the date sheets and extends more or less above said sheets, the exposed portion being utilized for advertisements. If the calendar is a monthly-calendai, which is the most common type, at the end of each month a date sheet is torn off. There are numerous objectionable features common to the majority of calendarsof this character, principally in the matterlof economy and convenience. Calendars constructed in the common ordinary way are not durable, and therefore they do not fulfil their intended purposes, as a lasting advertisement or as a ready date reference medium for the'entire year. The tearing off of one Sheet is liable to dislodge several sheets, and frequently the whole pad is separated from the backing and destroyed, the life of a calendar being generally only a few months at the most. The improved attachment, when embodied in a calendar eliminates the objectionable features. It provides for economy in material, facilitates the mailing of the calendar, and enhances its service and durability. These and other advantageous features will be apparent from the following description, reference being had to`the accompanying drawing which is made a part of the speciiication, and in which similar characters are employed to designate corresponding parts.

In the said drawing Figure l illustrates a calendar embodying' the improved attachment, a portion of the date sheets being broken away for convenience of explanation.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the attachment and shows fragments of the backing member and date sheets in vertical section in their rela- Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918. serial No. 210,105.

tive positions as assembled, one element of the attachment being also in section.

Fig. 3 is a view of a resilient washer which Fig. at is a fragmentary, sectional View of a inodiiication of the improvement.

The preferred foi-in of the improvement as best shown in Fig. 2. comprises a member, made preferably of steel wire, having a straight portion l, with a bend at 2 which forms a spring loop, the part 3 being bent back toward the part l. A reverse bend and the shank 5 form a hook with two opposing bends 6 and 7 therein. A resilient washer 8 is provided, the said washei` being preferably made of thin rubber having an aperture 9 punched therein and adapted to be forced on and off of the shank 5.

A calendar embodying the improved attachment, includes a back member l0 made of stiff bristol board or similar material, provided with two or more apertures 11 in horizontal aliiiement. The improved attachments are connected with the member l0 by passing the member l through an aperture ll and pressing the device downward until the bend 2 rests in said aperture. The peculiar back-bend of the member 3 co-acting with the straight member l causes the member l0 to be clamped between said members l and 3, thereby retaining the attachment firmly on the calendar back member.

The date sheets l2 are provided with two or more apertures 13 in horizontal alinement, so spaced that they will register with the Shanks 5 of the attachments when said attachments are in their proper position on the back member l0. This allows the apertures 13 to engage the attachments and rest in the bends 4, the date sheets depending freely from the attachments. After the desired number of sheets have been strung on the hangers, the resilient washers 8 are forced onto the shank members 5, thereby retaining the sheets in compact condition and preventing their tearing or dislodgment by wind or other extraneous forces.

It is obvious that the improved attachments provide economy in material, as both sides of the date sheets may be utilized for printing the date schedules, thereby creating a saving of 50% on that item alone. Another economical feature which is also a factor of convenience, is made possible by the improved attachment, as .will be clearly understood from the following.

calendars Where the date sheets are attached directly tothe back mem ber by adhesive or stitching, it is`essential for the said back member to extend down the full Width of the date sheets as apro'- tection to said sheets in handling, particularly in going through the mail. In mailing the larger sizes of calendars it has been necessary "to roll and insert them in tubes, which are more or less expensive as compared to ordinary envelops. By using the improved attachments in a calendar make up, the backing member may be made the same dimensions in length and breadth as the individual date sheets. For mailing or otherwise distributing, the date sheets are detached from the back member, laid flat thereon and inclosed, with' the necessary number of attaching devices in an envelop, making a iiat non-cumbersome package, and not disfiguring the calendar. This reduces In the ordinary the quantity of backing material substantially one-half, making a great saving in shipping charges and eliminating the eXtra expense of the mailing tubes. It also provides for thev ext-ended 'use from year to year of the same back member and attachments, nen7 date sheets being furnished by the. dealer, publisher or advertiser each year. This is a very desirable feature, as an elaborate, ornamental, more or less expensive back member Worthy of preservation for per petual use may be' made of durable material and preserved as an ornament or ai lasting advertisement, by supplying at small cost fresh date sheets annually.

Anotherl valuable feature of convenience is provided by the removal and replacement of the date sheets. Calendar date sheets are frequently provided Iwith spaces for recordingk data, or making memorandum notes. lilith the ordinary calendars hanging on'the Wall, it is inconvenient to make the notations, but With the improved attachment,

the sheet may be removed, the notationcon-` ve cents eachL by addressing the .veniently made thereon and said sheets replaced undamaged on the hangers.

The modification shown in Fig. el: provides for an attachment With a straight shank 5a having a head la Which bears on the back member l0, the shank 5.? extending through an aperture in said back member. The date sheets are 'strung on the shank 5a, and the resilient Washer forced onto said shank for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat# ent is.

'1. As a neW article of Vmanufacture a date sheet attachment for calendars, including a hanger member removably attached to the calendar back, an extending shank on said hanger |which engages the date sheets, and a Y resilient retaining Washer adapted to be forced on and ed of said shank.l

2. A date sheet attachment for calendars, including a hanger provided with a spring clamp for removable attachment to the calendar back, a shank which engages the date l sheets, andy a resilient retaining Washer yremovably connected with said shank.

3. A datesheet attachment for calendars, comprising a Wire member bent so as to forma spring clamp adapted to grip the. calendar back through an opening in said back, a reverse bend 'in said wire member forming a. hanger for engagement in an aperture in the date sheets, and a resilient Washer for retaining the sheetsV in engagement with the hanger.

4.111 a calendar, the back member provided .with apertures therein, hanger members removably engaging said back member through the apertures; date sheets provided With apertures that engage the hangers; and resilient Washers for retaining said date sheets in engagement with the hangers.

ln testimony whereof l aliix my signature.

JAMES E. PHILLIPS.

combination of a Washington, D.' C. 

